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UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

DUDLEY A. LINDSEY, OF WINONA, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO JACOB VICTOR, OF SAME PLACE.

GOLLAPSIBLE STAND.

SEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,854, dated January 25, 1898.

Application filed June 23,1897. fierial No. M1375. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, DUDLEY A. LINDSEY, a citizen of the United. States, residing at \Vinona, in the county of .Vinona and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Stands; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to collapsible stands designed especially to hold washtubs, flower-tubs, vases, and other like articles; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter described.

The object of the invention is to provide a stand with three legs, said legs being pivotally attached at an intermediate point to the sides of a triangular block.

The further object of the invention is to provide the upper ends of the legs with suitable pivoted. bars, said bars being pivoted at their inner ends to a block, said block being triangular in its horizontal section and having a projection from its lower side, said projection adapted to enter a recess in the upper end of the lower or stationary triangular block when the stand is in the position as shown in Fig. 1.

The further object of the invention is to provide a stand which may be collapsed or folded up and occupya minimum amount of space when not in use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the stand, showing it supporting a flower-tub. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the collapsed stand, partly in section.

The legs 1 1 are pivoted at the intermediate points 2 to the sides of the triangular block 3. The upper ends of the legs 1 are provided with the recesses e 4, said recesses being arranged in tiers one above the other and adapted to receive tubs or vessels of difierent diameter across the bottom. The upper end of the block 3 is provided with a recess 5. (See Fig. 2.) The arms 6 are pivoted at their outer ends to the sides of the legs 1, and at their inner ends the said arms 6 are pivoted to the block 7. Said block 7 is also triangular in shape, but being less in its horizontal dimensions than the block 3, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower end of the block 7 is provided with a downward projection 8, (see Fig. 2,) which is adapted to enter the recess 5 of the block 3 when the stand is in the position as shown in Fig. 1. Thus when the stand is in use the block 7 is substantially a part of the block 3, as the weight upon the upper ends of the legs 1 1 and upon block 7 tends to hold the block 7 firmly down in its place.

When the stand is collapsed, the parts assume the positions as shown in Fig. 2 and the block 7 is completely disconnected from the block 8.

' The stand when collapsed occupies a minimum amount of space and can be conveniently stored or transferred.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-'- A stand consisting of a set of legs pivotally connected to a block, the block having at its upper end a recess, arms pivotally connected at their outer ends to the upper ends of the legs and pivotally connected at their inner ends to a second block,said second block be ing disconnected fromthe first block, and said second block having a projection adapted to enter the recess in the first block when the stand is in use.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. Y

DUDLEY A. LINDSEY. Witnesses:

EDWARD Lnns, LEssIE M. Ross. 

